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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus two players are on the 60-DAY IL 

26 players on MLB RESERVE LIST are ACTIVE, twelve players are on OPTIONAL ASSIGNMENT to minors, one player is on the 15-DAY IL, and one player is on the 10-DAY IL

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
Hector Neris 
* Drew Smyly
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 12 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Luke Little, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P
 




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Brewers @ Cubs: Nelson vs Lester (Game 119)

Submitted by CTSteve on

All in all, it’s just another catch on the wall.MIL (52-66): RHP Jimmy Nelson (6-12, 4.07)
CHC (75-43): LHP Jon Lester (12-4, 2.93)
First pitch: 7:05pmCST

Lester had a no-decision against the Cardinals on Thursday (6 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 1 BB). He had a no-decision in Milwaukee last month, giving up 4 ER in as many innings in a game the Cubs would go on to win 6-5. The Brewers are 12-37 (.324) against him, for their careers. Perez is 2-4.

Nelson has lost his last five starts, including his last one against the Reds (5 IP, 3 ER, 7 K, 3 BB). He’s 0-2 with a 1.53 in his three starts against the Cubs this year. Overall, they are 35-144 (.243) against him. Soler is 6-17 with a HR.

Davies (9-5, 3.80) versus Arrieta (14-5, 2.55) to close out the set tomorrow at 1:20pmCST before we head out west.

Go Cubs!
 

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Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:06 pm

Maddon said during a radio interview earlier today that La Stella is about ready to report to AA Tenn. So that's good.

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:19 pm

"about ready" i wouldn't be surprised to see him not report until next monday in jackson...then back home for the series there before reporting back to the big league club. bet he wont even take the bus from jackson to iowa, too. also, he probably kicks puppies. well that's nice of him. hopefully he'll net the cubs a player worth a damn in the off-season.

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Submitted by QuietMan on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:54 pm

Mick Gillispie ‏@BroadcasterMick Tonight's @smokiesbaseball lineup includes @TommyLaStella @Cubs #GoCubsGo 7:05 vs Jacksonville

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Submitted by crunch on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:05 pm

very good. assuming he's not up until september that should give him a few series to play in.

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:31 pm

Strasburg gives up 9ER in 1.2IP in Colorado -- hey, guys, who wants to pitch this weekend?

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:45 pm

Damn, a busy Cubbie transaction day: now Coghlan to the DL for a rib contusion after colliiding with Russell in game one yesterday. Patton called up to the bullpen. Maybe TLS gets a call up before Sept.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:35 pm

7 batters in...1 out...32 pitches...5 cubs runs...and even heyward got a hit (double)

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:57 pm

lastella got a single AB (and hit a single), then exited the game after the 4th before his next AB. a'ite then.

Submitted by crunch on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:01 pm

another "watch the guy steal 3rd while lester stands on the mound watching" SB off lester...it doesn't stop looking like weird baseball.

Submitted by The E-Man on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:12 pm

Wait...Heyward had a double? Really?? was it a soft grounder that got missed? Was it in the air?

Submitted by Eric S on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:44 pm

Nice bounce back outing by Carl Jr. The one guy that reached on a weak ground ball single should have been rung up on a called third strike. Still keeping up ridiculous non-contact rate on fastballs in the strike zone

Submitted by billybucks on Wed, 08/17/2016 - 08:11 pm

Yes! The billybucks season record improves to 2-2. Now riding a 2-game win streak. And, what may be a first in billybucks Cub history -- a no-drama win. Odd. I have never seen anyone hit a baseball harder than Soler did. My goodness!

Submitted by Tito on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 08:49 am

And he gave up one run and the Cubs won the game. His ERA is 2.86. He's given up 49 runs in 24 starts. He's allowed 19 SBs this season. For comparison's sake, Syndergaard has allowed 40. #haveasnickers

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 08:57 am

yeah, what lester is doing is absolutely not noteworthy and not unique at all. hell, with only 19 SB why have d.ross around? let's get a bat-only catcher and increase those cubs runs! the numbers totally check out. i mean, 19 SB...c'mon, the running game is solved and there's nothing to see here. letting guys get huge leads and watching them take bases from the mound while holding the ball is as normal as a HR or a strikeout. nothing noteworthy here...just ordinary baseball same as you'll see with 1000s of other starters for decades and centuries of the game. #notusingthatphrasecorrectly

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Submitted by crunch on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 08:30 pm

if runner = on base and pitcher = j.lester then lead = large if lead = large then probability of extra base on following hit > average of mean okay, enough of that silliness. look, if the cubs scored 0 runs last night...something lester has almost no control over...then lester loses last night's game nearly solely because of how he handled the runner that scored. this isn't a positive trait, nor does him allowing it to happen allow other positive opportunities to happen. beyond all that, it is remarkable because it is VERY uncommon in the history of the game.

Submitted by Eric S on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 08:22 pm

I like it when Lester's yips is the issue of the day here ... generally means the Cubs are rolling

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/19/2016 - 08:49 am

back before i knew how bad lester's yips would be, i did want a better catcher. i made comments after lester got signed about his lack of control of the running game, but i had no idea it was an immovable force that couldn't be addressed. at this point (and for a while) i now understand that having a d.ross type is a necessity that can't be avoided. any cheapening of the quality/reputation of arm behind the plate would lead to lester losing control of the running game should the opposing team choose to utilize an aggressive running game. i see no end in sight for this being a necessity. lester pretty much only feels comfortable underhand throwing to 1st at the expense of not making a double play or letting a runner take 3rd from 2nd. once a runner is on base it's up to others on the field (especially the catcher) because lester's only ability to control the running game once they're on base is to deliver the ball quickly to the plate. this is before we get into the insane leads many runners take off lester even if they have no intention on stealing.

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Submitted by johann on Fri, 08/19/2016 - 08:52 am

Contreras seems to be excellent at controlling the running game (picked off 1 yesterday and almost had a 2nd) and also has a good bat so if he catches Lester you really won't be sacrificing anything moving forward. I wish Lester could figure out it and it is a problem but the Cubs are in a pretty good position to deal with it moving forward and Lester is a good enough pitcher to handle it the vast majority of the time.

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Submitted by crunch on Fri, 08/19/2016 - 08:26 pm

he's been better than his minor league reports, which gave a lot of props to his arm, but average reports outside of that. it would be wonderful if he could develop the skills and reputation to catch lester...which wouldn't be that insane of a leap given what he's shown.

Recent comments

  • Raisin101 (view)

    Hi Arizona Phil!

    Exciting to see Naz Mule in box scores a few times. What's his stuff like now after the TJS?

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Mastrobuoni can't come back, yet

    Wisdom does have an option left. He can hide in Iowa if Jed DFA's someone else

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    If Jed does those moves:

    4 OF: Belli, Peralta, Canny, Tauch

    2 C: Gomes and Amaya

    2 DH: Cooper and Mervis

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Good deal

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  • Arizona Phil (view)

    Childersb3: Very possible. Suriel, too. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

    DJL: if a pitcher is recalled to be the 27th man for a doubleheader and then is optioned back to the minors the next day, the 15-day "clock" does NOT reset. The one day call-up for the doubleheader is treated like it never happened with respect to a pitcher having to spend at least 15 days on optional assignment before he can be recalled. 

  • Arizona Phil (view)

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  • crunch (view)

    i'd just like to take a moment to express to the world i'm still pissed willson contreras is not a cub when the pricetag was 5/87m (17.5m/yr).

    it would be nice to have a legacy-type player to stick around, especially one with his leadership and the respect he gets from his peers.  cubs fans deserved more than 1 season of contreras + morel...that was gold.

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    happ, right hamstring tightness, day-to-day (hopefully 0 days).

    he will be reevaluated tomorrow.

  • Childersb3 (view)

    I guess I'm not looking for that type of AB 

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